Krispy Kreme doughnuts are now rolling off the assembly lines at the chain's first-ever retail location in Fort Myers.

Krispy Kreme debuted at 6 this morning when Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson lit the neon "Hot Now" signs that grace the front of the 3,250-square-foot building at 4904 S. Cleveland Ave.

The shop is the ninth retail location for Jim Cosentino and his family, who own Krispy Kreme franchise rights for most of South Florida. The Fort Myers shop is the first store to open in Southwest Florida.

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Reece Crockett smiles at her dad, David Crockett, as they eat their Krispy Kreme doughnuts on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Fort Myers. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Fort Myers mayor Randy Henderson takes a bite of a Krispy Kreme doughnut while greeting people waiting in line at the restaurantÕs opening on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Fort Myers. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Reece Crockett, her dad, David Crockett, and brother, David Crockett Jr. prepare to eat their doughnuts on Tuesday at the opening of Krispy Kreme in Fort Myers. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Reece Crockett takes her first bite of her doughnut on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, after waiting all night with her dad, David Crockett, and brother, David Crockett Jr. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Reece Crockett eats her doughnut on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, after waiting all night with her dad, David Crockett, and brother, David Crockett Jr. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Reece Crockett eats her doughnut on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, after waiting all night with her dad, David Crockett, and brother, David Crockett Jr. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press

Reece Crockett, her dad, David Crockett, and brother, David Crockett Jr. prepare to eat their doughnuts on Tuesday at the opening of Krispy Kreme in Fort Myers. The Crocketts were first in line for the opening. They waited there for 21 hours. Amanda Inscore/The News-Press